Obituaries

Iona H. Vanderlinde Flaskey

95 Sioux Falls, SD June 22, 2021 Iona Hazel, daughter of Andrew and Nina (Hall) Ingalls, was born November 13, 1925, on a farm north of Humboldt. She attended Laundale School, rural Humboldt, and in 1934 moved with her family to Colton. She attended Colton Public...

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Larry Marlo Hovdestad

72 Sioux Falls, SD June 25, 2021 Larry Marlo Hovdestad was born on November 28, 1948, in Sioux Falls to Daralle and Aldene (Bakke) Hovdestad. He was raised and received his education in Sioux Falls, graduating from Washington High School in 1967. Following high...

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Thomas “Whitey” Klein

71 Dell Rapids, SD June 22, 2021 Whitey was born on September 30, 1949, to Arthur and Irene (Lamberty) Klein. He grew up in the Dell Rapids area and graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1967. On November 28, 1970, he married his high school sweetheart, Susan...

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Glenn Sebesta

86 Baltic, SD November 23, 2020 Glenn was born on October 24, 1934, on a farm near Kimball, to Tweed and Hannah (Berry) Sebesta. He grew up in Kimball and graduated from Kimball High School in 1951. He joined the United States Air Force in 1955 and served four years...

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Chad George Schulte

42 Sioux Falls, SD June 9, 2021 Chad was born September 18, 1978, in Mitchell to Robert and Linda (Lampe) Schulte. He grew up in Humboldt and graduated from West Central High School before going on to Technical School at MTI in Mitchell, and later finished his degree...

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Robert “Bob” Frederick Tidemann

78 Baltic, SD June 8, 2021 Bob was born January 3, 1943, to parents Selmer “Sam” and Dagmar (Ausan) Tidemann in Sioux Falls. He grew up on the farm that was homesteaded by his grandfather, Sven Tidemann. He lived there until he and Margaret built a new home on the...

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Vincent Lee “Vince” Myhre

72 Baltic, SD June 9, 2021 Vince was born August 8, 1948, in Tyler, Minn., to parents Mandrup and Elienore (Ahlschlager) Myhre. He grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Balaton High School in 1966 where he played football and competed in high school rodeo. He then...

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Daniel Patrick Spisak

48 Hartford, SD June 4, 2021 Daniel Patrick Spisak, son of Ronald Spisak and Bonne (Wehrkamp) Spisak, was born July 14, 1972 in Sioux Falls. He spent his early childhood in Chester and later moved to Hartford. Dan graduated from West Central High School in 1990 and...

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Claire Wynn (Jansonius) Exner

71 Sioux Falls, SD June 2, 2021 Claire was born in Jamestown, N.D. on February 6, 1950, to Dr. John and Fern (Rippee) Jansonius. She attended Jamestown Public Schools and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1968. Following high school, she attended the University...

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Anthony D. “Tony” Travis

63 Renner, SD May 29, 2021 Tony was born in Rochester, Minn., to his father Lloyd and mother Diane. His family included his brothers Jay, Jerry and David and his sisters Sandy and Holly. They moved to Sioux Falls when Tony was around six years old where he met his...

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Betty Ann Husman

74 Baltic, SD June 1, 2021 Betty was born on July 23, 1946, to Arleigh and Jacoba (Van Holland) Brown. She attended country school near Harrisburg and graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1964. On August 21, 1964, she married Dennis Husman. They lived in...

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Duane D. Carey

68 Hartford, SD June 7, 2021 Duane Carey was born May 29, 1953, in Mitchell, to Leonard and Bessie (VanDer Lugt) Carey. He grew up near Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School. On June 23, 1990, he married Anita Schiddel in Orlando, Fla. They were blessed with...

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Anthony D. “Tony” Travis

63 Renner, SD May 29, 2021 Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Marcene; five daughters, Keele Wrich and her husband, Matt, Hartford, Kiri Sells and her husband, Josh, Baltic, Kamille Callies and her husband, Nick, Hartford, Kortnei Van Ravenswaay and her...

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Donald Vern Burnett Sr.

99 Canton, SD (formerly Sioux Falls, SD) May 29, 2021 Donald Vern Burnett was born on January 2, 1922, in Brookings to Russell and Hattie (Brightwell) Burnett. He was raised and received his education in Westside, Iowa. Donald was united in marriage with Cleo Marie...

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Leland “Lee” Bachtell

71 Sioux Falls, SD May 29, 2021 Leland Bachtell, son of Eugene and Helen (Stroman) Bachtell, was born April 13, 1950, in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School with the class of 1968. Lee then enlisted in the United States Navy until earning his...

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Charity H. Stephenson

46 Sioux Falls (formerly Hartford) May 21, 2021 Charity Stephenson was born on March 3, 1975, to Judy and David Stephenson in Brownwood, Texas. She attended school in Coleman, Texas and Novice, Texas. In 1990, Charity moved to South Dakota with her mother, stepfather...

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Kirk L. Bracha

64 Crooks, SD May 20, 2021 Kirk Lee Bracha, a.k.a. “Captain”, was born on July 2, 1956, to Anthony and Rita (Stemper) Bracha in Mitchell. Over the years, Kirk worked as a welder for many heavy equipment companies, including Woods Equipment and Diamond Mowers. Kirk was...

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Dianne L. Hoyt

72 May 22, 2021 Sioux Falls, SD Dianne Louise Munk was born on May 20, 1949, to Eldon and Vera (Pfefferle) Munk in Sioux Falls. She grew up on a farm near Dell Rapids where she learned hard work and to love animals. After graduating from SDSU she moved to Sioux Falls...

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Rhoda J. Otten

89 Sioux Falls, SD May 22, 2021 Rhoda Joan Anderson was born on February 22, 1932, in Trent. She attended Trent high school and one year at Nettleton College. She was united in marriage to John Otten on June 1, 1952, in Dell Rapids and spent 65 amazing years...

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Ernest “Ernie” Kroeger

90 Hartford, SD May 15, 2021 Ernest Charles Kroeger was born on August 18, 1930, to Otto and Augusta (Jordan) Kroeger, the youngest of nine children. He was raised on the family farm attending Pleasant Valley District school and then graduating from Hartford High. He...

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